keybase / keybase/client

Feature request: proving multiple accounts

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Description

It is common IME for people to have several GitHub accounts.
Unless I'm doing something wrong, it doesn't seem possible to prove several GitHub accounts with keybase at the moment:

$ keybase version
Client:  2.3.0-20180710171051+64615d6258
Service: 2.3.0-20180710171051+64615d6258

$  keybase prove github yyy
You already have a proof for xxx@github; overwrite? [y/N] N
▶ ERROR Not confirmed

However, I think the underlying "management" code is already there, because multiple PGP keys can be added for example: why not multiple GitHub accounts?

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Research direction

Start with the keybase prove github yyy command and trace the existing proof-management path, including how it handles multiple PGP keys. Determine how multiple GitHub accounts should coexist without overwriting an existing proof, then verify that proving and managing several accounts works as expected.

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Assessment

Tech stack
github, go
Domain
authentication
Issue type
Feature
Difficulty
4/5
Estimated time
3-5 days
Activity status
Stale
Clarity
Mostly clear
Newbie friendliness
38/100

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